777pommie wrote: So basically, Adobe owns your work. This sucks! And I hope they go out of business for forcing this down people's throats. This is not true, but why do you think it is? Adobe does own the software; they always have. You have purchased a license to use the software under the agreement terms that you signed. ... View more

I've been thinking about this thread—and while I love Photoshop and think the CC subscription is worth it—several of you do not. So I want to mention that one alternative to consider is Photoshop Elements. I don't use it, because I use Photoshop. But you can buy a license to it instead of subscribe to it. And you can open images in the .psd format. It can't do everything that Photoshop can do, so you will have see if it works for you. Just a thought for those who are looking. https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop-elements/kb/supported-file-formats-photoshop-elements.html ... View more

BobLevine wrote: Maybe you get a feature you like this time and some other small group gets something they like in the next one. Very occasionally after I teach a class I will get a comment from a student that I taught them something he or she did not need to know. And I spent too way too much time on it—a whole hour sometimes. Nevermind that the all the other students in class had previously said they needed that very topic! (The unuseful topic varies, so I am keeping it generic.) As a trainer, I see that people do use the software in many different ways, and for myself sometimes I have found that there are things I think I don't need until suddenly—I do. And then I am glad they are there. ... View more

TonightWeDineInHELL wrote: Now, fast forward to today. Design professionals are (again) angry. They can't continue to use CS6 with it's unfixed OS incompatibles. They want a perpetual license for InDesign and don't want to pay Adobe until doomsday, just to be able to open their files. Adobe's attitude? "Hey-what-other-software-are-you-gonna-use?" These angry customers are ripe for the picking. If a young eager software company released even a half-decent layout application (with a perpetual license) that could open .indd files, it could be game-over for InDesign. So, what do you all think? Will InDesign fade into obscurity like Quark Express? People can only conjecture, of course, and that is what I am about to do here. I have seen Ventura Publisher, QuarkXPress, and PageMaker all fade into obscurity when better software came out. I loved them all at one time. And who is to say that won't happen again to InDesign in the future? Not me. Maybe its day will come. But anytime soon? No, I don't see it. There is nothing on the horizon that is better. InDesign rocks and keeps getting better. I don't see a "lot" of angry customers like you say that you do—not to the extent that I did with QuarkXPress. I do see a few who are very vocal. But almost all of the people I talk to have a passion for InDesign because it is awesome. Also, remember that in the beginning InDesign could open Quark files, then Quark put a stop to it. So I don't know if opening InDesign files with other software is something to expect or not. It's anyone's guess (except, of course, fro the engineers at Adobe). I can't use any of the versions that I still have of Ventura Publisher or QuarkXPress or PageMaker because they are not compatible with my current Operating System and hardware. For me, I found it best to move forward. My 2¢. I don't expect you to agree with me, but you did ask us what we think and this is my own personal opinion! Best wishes to you ... View more

Thank you, emerrill​ Office 2016 is supposed to be cross platform, so I wonder if this file works on the Windows side and just wreaks havoc on the Mac side. I will trash it when I get home, but have marked your answer correct in the meantime. This was just information seeking anyway. I am currently out of town without my computers. Thank you!! ... View more

Hi Marcelloid, 1. Not my intent, and I apologize profusely (thanks for letting me know what it looked like from your side). 2. Confession: I still have every LP I every bought, even though I transitioned to cassettes, then CDs, then MP3s. I didn't know they actually still have record stores! I used to spend hours in them—and am every now and then wistful for the past. Best to you! ... View more